Pyongyang: The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to renew the mandate of a committee of independent experts created to monitor the implementation of sanctions against North Korea.
The vote on Friday to extend the committee's term to June 2012 came as China continues to block the release of a report by the UN experts accusing North Korea of violating UN sanctions that ban the export and import of ballistic missile and nuclear-related items as well as conventional arms and luxury goods.
China's UN Ambassador Li Baodong told reporters that Beijing is "still studying that report”.
The seven independent experts were appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, June 11, 2011, 16:17